Spiritual care in palliative care: a systematic review of the recent European literature

MJHE Gijsberts, AI Liefbroer, R Otten, E Olsman - Medical Sciences, 2019 - mdpi.com
Many studies on spiritual care in palliative care are performed in the US, leaving other
continents unexplored. The objective of this systematic review is to map the recent studies …

The effects of spiritual care on quality of life and spiritual well-being among patients with terminal illness: a systematic review

J Chen, Y Lin, J Yan, Y Wu, R Hu - Palliative medicine, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Terminal illness not only causes physical suffering but also spiritual distress.
Spiritual care has been widely implemented by healthcare professionals to assist patients …

Distress management, version 3.2019, NCCN clinical practice guidelines in oncology

MB Riba, KA Donovan, B Andersen, II Braun… - Journal of the National …, 2019 - jnccn.org
Distress is defined in the NCCN Guidelines for Distress Management as a multifactorial,
unpleasant experience of a psychologic (ie, cognitive, behavioral, emotional), social …

Patients' and caregivers' needs, experiences, preferences and research priorities in spiritual care: A focus group study across nine countries

LE Selman, LJ Brighton, S Sinclair… - Palliative …, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Spiritual distress is prevalent in advanced disease, but often neglected,
resulting in unnecessary suffering. Evidence to inform spiritual care practices in palliative …

Importance of integrating spiritual, existential, religious, and theological components in psychedelic-assisted therapies

R Palitsky, DM Kaplan, C Peacock, AJ Zarrabi… - JAMA …, 2023 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Mounting evidence supports the role of spiritual, existential, religious, and
theological components in mediating psychedelic-assisted therapy, yet integration of these …

Effects of existential interventions on spiritual, psychological, and physical well‐being in adult patients with cancer: systematic review and meta‐analysis of …

N Bauereiß, S Obermaier, SE Özünal… - Psycho …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives To synthesize the evidence of existential interventions in adult patients with
cancer. Methods Embase, MEDLINE, CENTRAL, CINAHL, PsycINFO, PSYNDEX, and the …

Are spiritual interventions beneficial to patients with cancer?: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials following PRISMA

L Xing, X Guo, L Bai, J Qian, J Chen - Medicine, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Background: In addition to the physical burden, the quality of life and survival in patients with
cancer may also be reduced because of psychological distress, such as spiritual crisis …

The effects of life review interventions on spiritual well-being, psychological distress, and quality of life in patients with terminal or advanced cancer: a systematic …

CW Wang, AYM Chow, CLW Chan - Palliative medicine, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Life review interventions have been used to alleviate psycho-spiritual distress
in people near the end of life. However, their effectiveness remains inconclusive. Aim: To …

Complementary religious and spiritual interventions in physical health and quality of life: A systematic review of randomized controlled clinical trials

JPB Gonçalves, G Lucchetti, PR Menezes, H Vallada - PloS one, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Objective To examine whether religious and spiritual interventions (RSIs) can promote
physical health and quality of life in individuals. Methods The following databases were …

Sustainable tourism development: discerning the impact of responsible tourism on community well-being

PV Mathew - Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Insights, 2022 - emerald.com
Purpose Responsible tourism has four responsibility areas of economic, social, cultural and
environmental responsibilities. In this setting, the current study empirically analyses the roles …